Wendy Stein
Top rated Intellectual Property Litigation attorney in New York, New York
Ballard Spahr LLP
Practice areas: Intellectual Property Litigation
Licensed in New York since: 2003
Education: Fordham University School of Law
Languages spoken: English, Hebrew
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2016 A stalwart advocate for her clients, Wendy provides judicious legal representation in matters pertaining to intellectual property (IP) law, including trade secret misappropriation, patent and trademark infringement, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. A partner at Ballard Spahr LLP in New York, New York, she serves clients throughout New York, New Jersey and the West Coast.
Having represented numerous corporate and individual clients in high pressure situations, including before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Ms. Stein routinely takes on matters of high complexity and resolves them with relative ease. She is frequently called upon to provide advice related to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act- her primary area of focus since 2018.
Within the broader legal community, in addition to having served as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School in 2019 and 2020, Wendy has been a member of the Federal Bar Association’s Southern District of New York Chapter for over a decade, serving as President of the SDNY chapter during the 2022-2023 term.
Practice areas
Intellectual Property Litigation- 100% Intellectual Property Litigation
First Admitted: 2002, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: https://www.ballardspahr.com/people/attorneys/s/stein-wendy
Bar / Professional Activity
- I served as President of the Federal Bar Association SDNY chapter.
- In 2019 and 2020 I served as an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School teaching LLM students about U.S. court litigation with an emphasis on representing foreign entities in U.S. federal court actions. , 2020
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- In 2024, our team won a decision from Justice Cohen in NY's commercial division dismissing all claims against our clients including trade secret misappropriation claims, with prejudice. , 2024
- In September 2021, I won a decision from Judge Abrams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing a Defend Trade Secret Act (DTSA) claim against my client on the ground that the Plaintiffs failed to plead an actual trade secret under the DTSA., 2021
- In November 2021, CSG and co-counsel Ballard Spahr won a declaratory judgment from an Arizona district court that a patent asserted against our client was invalid for claiming patent ineligible subject matter. In 2022, the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision that the patent is invalid., 2022
Videos
- I presented a CLE on trends in trade secret litigation in 2023, 2024 and 2025., Recent Trends in Trade Secret Litigation (2025 Update), Law Industry, 2025
- This CLE discusses ways to challenge complaints filed for trade secret misappropriation., Reviewing a Complaint in a Trade Secrets Case, Pharmaceutical, Software, Gaming, 2019
- In this CLE, viewers receive step-by-step guidance on how to prepare for a Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) case before one is filed and how to bring and respond to a claim filed under the DTSA. , The Big Issues in Defend Trade Secret Act Litigation, All, 2020
Representative Clients
- In 2020 and 2021 I represented Soter Technologies LLC in two separate IP infringement actions. The first action was a cybersquatting, trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit in the Southern District of New York. The second action was a patent infringement action in the Eastern District of New York., 2020
- In 2022, I assisted an individual defendant executive in dismissing a complaint seeking emergency restraints against him., 2022
- Between 2022 and 2024, I represented BaseCap Analytics, Inc. in two trade secret cases pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, securing a preliminary injunction on behalf of BaseCap. BaseCap Analytics is a company that specializes in analyzing data, diagnosing and solving problems for banks, insurance and other highly regulated institutions.
- I represented Pisgah Labs, a third party in the FTC v. Shkreli action pending in the Southern District of New York., 2021
Educational Background
- Yale School of Public Health (M.P.H., 1999)
- Brandeis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997)
White Papers
- Co-authored an article published in the "Expert Analysis" section of Law360 on recent legal developments related to what IP competitors can say to the market., Justices May Clarify What IP Competitors in Litigation Can Say, IP Owners, Alleged IP Infringers, 2025
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- In 2019 and 2020 I taught a weekly class related to representing foreign entities in U.S. federal court litigation., Teaching, Adjunct Professor, Fordham Law, 2020
- Challenges to the right to sue under federal statutes should be brought as motions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and not 12(b)(1). , Co-author, New York Court Provides Guidance to Practitioners Challenging Ownership Under the DTSA, New York Law Journal, All, 2020
Honors
- Rising Stars- IP Litigation, NJ Super Lawyers, 2016
- Super Lawyers IP Litigation- NY, Super Lawyers
Industry Groups
- Software
- Technology
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2016
